Samsung Galaxy S5 likely to feature aluminum unibody metal chassis

New Delhi: The next flagship device of smartphone major Samsung, speculated to be called Galaxy S5, is likely to feature a metal chassis. Recently leaked pictures revealed that the South Korean giant is planning to use aluminum chassis for the upcoming S5.

Market buzz also states that Samsung is finally getting rid of the plastic. “Galaxy S5 will sport an aluminum unibody chassis, which will be manufactured by Taiwanese-based Company Catcher,” said the report. Catcher has earlier manufactured aluminum unibody for other famous telecommunication devices like HTC One and Apple iPad mini 2.

The report also claimed that Catcher will be manufacturing between 10 million and 30 million Galaxy S5 metal unibody cases. It is also speculated that Samsung would manufacture around 8, 00,000 to one million units of the Galaxy S5 in January 2014. But as per reports, the company will increase the number up to six million units in February 2014.